42-50731 Toonerville Trolley

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Toonerville Trolley" of the 389th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '389.' media-413985.jpg FRE 7900 The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Toonerville Trolley" of the 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron, serial 42-50731 coded HP-Y. It returned to the USA in October 1945 to be salvaged at Altus, OK. It was named after the Toonerville Trolley comic strip drawn by Fontaine Fox which ran for almost 50 years, ending in 1955.
Roger Freeman Collection

Bob Livingstone

Object Number - FRE 7900 - The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Toonerville Trolley" of the 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron, serial 42-50731 coded HP-Y. It...

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The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Toonerville Trolley" of the 389th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '389.'

Object number: FRE 7900 - The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed...